Risk

. People are generally bad at assessing probabilities. That’s why we have irrational fears and why we overestimate our odds of winning the lottery. Whenever I have to travel by …

. Larry Saltzman has blood cancer. He’s also a retired doctor, so he knows getting covid-19 could be dangerous for him — his underlying illness puts him at high risk …

. Legal scholars are raising the alarm about the European Union’s (EU) decision to weaken its corporate sustainability disclosure, saying that it could well expose companies to climate-related lawsuits. Thirty-one …

. Southwest Airlines planes are seen at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in 2021. The airline is requiring passengers using portable chargers in-flight to make them visible to the …

. Target CEO Brian Cornell on Wednesday warned of “massive potential costs” due to tariffs, saying the company would raise prices as a “very last resort.” “The difficulty level has …

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. Lives may be at risk if ministers proceed with cuts to England’s languishing canal network, experts have said. The climate crisis and a lack of funding means ageing assets …

. Reading on the toilet is something people many do, but the time-sucking powers of smartphones may have us sitting on the ceramic stool for an unhealthy amount of time. …